If you remember, the project started last week with some prep work and continued in to the early evening on Sunday. Dad Q. was on hand to help Ed since I really shouldn't be inhaling the paint fumes even if the paint is low VOC. The day started with Ed tackling the ceiling while Dad tackled the cutting along the crown molding. Mom and I decided that the best way to help the guys was to get out of their hair and go shopping! We did bring back lunch right in the nick of time. Saturday ended with a 2nd coat of ceiling paint and a first coat of paint on the walls. It was a good day...but we were not quite finished.
Sunday began with some more attention to the ceiling. First, let me just say one thing. Painting a ceiling is a giant pain in the you know what. It's awkward to apply the paint and typically it is white on white so it is hard to tell what has been painted already. To make matters worse, we realized during the prep stage that the previous owners had painted it blue with white clouds and then covered it with a thin coat of white paint. Not ideal. But we managed to bang it out and I have to say, it looks pretty damn good. Dad Q. showed up for another day of fun and tackled more of the trim and molding while Ed put a second coat of paint on the walls. I again contributed by leaving. :) By mid-day the room was done and was looking FABULOUS!!
As I mentioned earlier, we still have a little more work to do with the trim, but all in all, the room is looking great. Ed is very pleased with the color - as am I. I know I wasn't really on Team Blue for the nursery, but I'm loving that this particular blue is more of a grown up blue vs. a baby boy blue. So, here is a summary of the nursery painting project in numbers:
- 1 industrial strength halogen light to help illuminate the fairly dark room and point out the crazy ceiling situation.
- 2 gallons of paint to do the 2 coats on the walls.
- 3 ruined drop clothes when a 1/2 gallon of paint was spilled on the floor.
- 4 trips on Home Depot on Saturday alone to pick up supplies.
- 5 or so different rollers and paint brushes used to tackle the 10 x 10 room.
- 6 articles of snazzy paint clothes that Dad Q. brought for the project.
- 7 F-bombs uttered when Ed realized he had to sand and repaint a portion of the ceiling.
- 8 times that Lucy checked in on the boys to make sure they were behaving.
So there you have it. The paint color has been revealed and we are on our way to getting this nursery in shape for our little boy's arrival.
